Sir Arthur Conan Doyle & Harry Houdini

I just found out, from the magic of the Internet, that Doyle and Houdini were once very close friends.

Doyle, as you may know, was the author who chronicled the exploits of Sherlock Holmes.
Houdini was the little Jewish immigrant who was the foremost practioner of Escapism.

The breaking point of their friendship was their absolutely opposite views of the Spiritual world. Doyle believed and believed hard. Houdini was a noted skeptic. Apparently, their debates were both public and private and wildly entertaining to the world's audience.

To learn more about their friendship gone sour, check out this link.

http://www.prairieghosts.com/doyle_houdini.html

Here's a picture of the two of them together, vacationing in Atlantic City in 1922:



Fascinating. I would've never imagined them knowing each other, much less, having an intense friendship that had soured, so publicly. How interesting.

Cheers,
Mr. B